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Two Telling Comments -- Running Man, 09:42:15 02/18/03 Tue
The color commentator on tv yesterday made two remarks which got my attention. He first said that F.U. was not playing like a team in a battle for first place and that Fairfield's lack of a three-point shooting threat capable of attacking the Rider zone placed the stags at a distinct disadvantage.
Maybe it is me but it seems that we need to work three times as hard as our opponents to get a decent shot. It seems that there is always someone in our face on the perimeter and when we throw the ball inside our guys are double and triple teamed. Does anyone else get this impression?
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Re: Two Telling Comments -- STAGAL, 10:06:34 02/18/03 Tue
We see it time and time again where opponents can come down and score at will (inside or out) and we have trouble penetrating their defenses, and thus have to work much harder for our points. Manytimes we resort to throwing up the ball before the clock runs out.
Part of that problem is that we still do not have a player who can CONSISTENTLY hit a long jumper. I guess our next hope for the shooting guard position will be MVS or maybe Bell in the future, and for the forward, perhaps MOS.
I also think that the coach's attitude and today's comment about playing for first says a lot! Isn't it ironic that the same day that comment is made, that the Post reports that GD wants to make sure TOT stays around.
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Agree and Disagree -- JoeStag, 11:03:29 02/18/03 Tue
Stagal, I have to disagree with you when you say that time and time again opponents can come down and score at will (inside or out).... I think our ability to stop our opponent has been a real strength this year, and if we could do a better job on our opponents offensive rebounding our defense would be top notch.
I do agree that we need some players to consistently take and hit the outside jumper, but we don't need to wait for Van Schaick. IMO, Delfico, Bell, Ajou and a more consistent Kudjo are more thatn capable of picking up their shooting. I think TOT has to design plays specifically to free those players up..... especially against a Zone.
I think you are making too much out of TOT comments about 1st place. After a tough game yesterday, I would have said the same thing..... who cares about first place when you show up and play a game like that. The only focus now is to get back to playing well the next game and get a win at Niagara.
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Re: Two Telling Comments -- Bridgeport, 18:11:13 02/18/03 Tue
Running Man
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Re: TOT -- Do No Harm, 23:30:29 02/19/03 Wed
No that statement wouldn't be made by Gonzo. He wants first, no arguments. You would be referring to Lanier of Siena.
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Re: TOT -- JoeStag, 10:34:16 02/18/03 Tue
79er, I agree 100% on this team winning on defense and grit. We struggle on offense, even when we win games. But that does not mean we can't improve it. Lets face it, a lot has gone right with this team this year, but a few things have not met expectations:
- Delfico has not been as consistent from 3 as he was last year 42%
- Ajou has not been heathly enough to give us any outside shooting
- Michael Bell has played well but we expected more than 5 three pointers and 24% from the arc
- Kudjo has some good Stats in 40% shooting, and 39% from three..... but very up and down.
I see no reason why these 4 players cannot start to drain shots.... we can still improve the offense, but we need to trust and have confidence in taking the outside shot. What ever happened to the saying "Let it Fly"
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Re: TOT -- Rave, 11:18:48 02/18/03 Tue
It is very obvious that at the beginning of games, our shooters are looking to pass inside no matter how much the defense is packing it in. That's why we are turning it over and getting poor shots late in the clock. How many times have we seen players wide open early in the shot clock pass up that shot and try to work the ball inside when there is nothing there. We are not adjusting quickly enough in the course of a game to the situation presented to us. That is why we fall behind and dig such large holes. That is what happened against Rider. Our offense started to click when we looked and started hitting outside shots. That opened up the inside also. WE SIMPLY CANNOT WAIT AS LONG TO MAKE THESE ADJUSTMENTS...Players such as Todd, Kudjo, Bell, Nick and Ajou must be given the freedom to shoot early in the clock when the opponent is packing it in. Also, when is the coaching staff going to realize that Ajou is not an inside player on offense and use him on the outside where he is most efffective. The adjustments must be made sooner than they are. It is very hard to continue to play from behind.
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Re: TOT -- Champ, 17:22:54 02/18/03 Tue
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Re: TOT -- Champ, 17:30:23 02/18/03 Tue
Well said. Ajou is past his best days, but his outside shot does look good most of the time. I wish Bell would look for his shot more often when early in the clock. It must be the gameplan that causes the restraint. Heck, even Goode should take 4-5 more outside shots per game.
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Re: TOT -- Bridgeport, 18:19:06 02/18/03 Tue
while making up a list-----
When we lose, the other team gets 2nd, and third attempts off missed shots. A TEAM CAN NOT WIN when it gives up 2nd shots all night long.
The team that beat the Jaspers was not in Bridgeport last night.
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Re: TOT -- gostags03, 11:45:58 02/18/03 Tue
all i no is next year u have to kids coming in that if they can see the basket they are going to knock it down, so that will take care of the outside shooting
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Huh? A 3-2 zone puts pressure outside, opens inside. -- Confused, 10:58:04 02/18/03 Tue
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Re: Huh? A 3-2 zone puts pressure outside, opens inside. -- Rave, 11:28:31 02/18/03 Tue
Not when the focus is to double down on the ball and forces the player to immediately pass it out and not try to score against 2 or 3 players. WE are not recognizing this and adjusting accordingly. I am not against attacking inside, I am against attacking inside no matter what the defense is trying to take away.
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Re: TOT -- jenningsbeach, 11:38:21 02/18/03 Tue
79er, you nailed it. You can't win every game. Give Rider some credit. We're not the only team they've beaten lately. It's not worth freaking out over.
We have freshmen and sophomore guards, and our best player is a sophomore. As much as we want them to progress and improve every time out, they're still kids who are going to make mistakes.
Our weaknesses are well-documented, and opponents are catching on. But as long as we play tough defense, we'll be in every game. And if someone steps up (like we've seen most of this year), we'll probably win.
This has been a really good season, and I think there are more good things to come. Manhattan is the best team in the league, and we're in the next group with Iona, Niagara and Siena. We all figured a 13-5 or 12-6 league record, and we'll do no worse than that. So let's hang on to the No. 2 seed, and go from there. We can definitely win the MAAC.
This is the first time in a long time we've been in a position to play meaningful late-season games. I'm going to enjoy it. I like our chances against Niagara on Saturday. I don't think anyone is going to sweep the Stags this year.
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